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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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